The Washington critic., 1887-04-12
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THE NATtoSAL-DIoS BouCiC huLT.
There was a large audience at the Ma
tIonal last night to witness the production
Of "Kerry" and "Fln MacCool." The drs'
is an exceedingly pretty one.act perform
ance, with little or no plot. The interes,
Of the audience Is held simply by tue excel.
lent work OF the people on the stage. "Fin
| MacCool" Is comedy In Mr.. 10 icicaults
accustomed vein. The character OF Fin Is
similar to that OF the "Shaughraun.n
| one would scarcely think that Mr.
| BoucIcaut wrote IL with the expectation OF
| playing the tltlerole himself, as II is not the
most prominent In the piece. The story OF
the play has as Its groundwork the late
civil war, and the situations which are
worked out are startling In their Intensity,
without being calculated to offend the sen
tlmcnts OF any one. The company is q
good one. W. j. Ferguson met with favor
ss HGmcV Ldmay, the imperturbable
strong favoriie with the play-going public.
Mis- Thorndyke, as DOrcs, is extremely
pleasing. Miss Georgia Cayvan wrestled
courBgeOusly with an exceedingly emo
iional character. OF Mr.. Bouccault as
Fin, 1t is hardly necessary to speak. That
1t Is a most admirable creation goes without
saying. "Kerryn and "Flnn will be re.
ALUAUGHs -"FASTAsMA."
The days OF pantomime are by no means
departed. The Ilsnlons revived 1t with
"Fantasma" and the public appear TO be
more than satisfied with the resurrection.
1t is q trick pantomime on a most elaborate
tcale, and the most mystifying feats are ac..
compished before the eyes OF the audience,
wonder following wonder until the brain OF
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scenic fleets aud new specialties have been
introduced since last season. The perform.
anco Is one which appeals to children as well
as grown people, and will doubtless enjoy
liberal patronage during the engagement.
me mJoU-'TnE BLACK FLAG.n
"1hc Black Flag waved over big audi
eIces yesterday at the Harris BIiou Thea
tre. The star, Edwin Thornc, is well known
here and from his reception Yesterday his
popularity Ia not tn tie wane. The flag
itself is the old story OF the Innocent suffer
| ing for the guilty. Ned, the cabin boy.
| howeN er, sets things righ. ut last. Miss
| Annie Helen Blancke as Ned is very clever.
Mr., l.. X. Willard AS Lasdr7ts, London
sharper, is amusing, while j. A. Loon as
| Jcm ScGioii, the quarry guide, gave good
| piece of character acting. The balance OF
the cast are not worthy OF mention. The
stage setting is good. Again to'nisht.
THE DIME "a COLD DAY"
| II was anything but "a Cold Dayn at
the Dime last night and no one of the many
that crowded the house "got left" The
| play is not tragedy nor comedy, but It
is combination OF sense and nonsense
mostly the latter-which Is intended to
make people laugh, and did It last night
from the rise to the fall Of the curtain.
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| See ns Ablc Effort are both good low come
dians, while Miss NormasNilis, Miss Lizzie
Height and Miss Annitta Iellna are all so
pretty and clever that II would be hard to
choose. II you want TO have good laugh
go TO the Dime this week.
KERSAS's-"His sTS."
George Morton, with his play "IIis Sin,n
drew good audience to Kernan's last night.
Edwin NJ. Ryan as Chris. Krduse, the bar.
ber, received warm. welcome from his
mspy friends here, while Ada Morton as
IOily Am hrdusc took the house with her
soigs ard dances. Again tonight.
THE PATTI CONCERT.
Mr.. Marcus Il. Mayer, manager for Nine.
Adeii Patti, is In the city to-day, and re-
ports the opening OF her short season In
New York last night a brilliant success.
She appeared In "Traviata' to house OF
over 81 500. The last of her six performances
In New York will take place April 90,
whence she goes to Boston for April 2S and
30. From Boston the Diva comes direct To
Washington, and will appear at Albaughs
Opera House, probably In "Semiramide,'
May 3, with company OF 100 people.
CONCERT NOTES.
The Bergen Star Concert will be re
peated this evening at Asbury NJ. L. Church
corner of X and Eleventh streets.
The last opportunity this season OF hear
ing Mr.. Anton Schoit will be given to NOR
row evening at the Congregational Church
on which occasion this great tenor artist
will sing selections from Gluck, Wagner
Weber, Beethoven and BeIliOZ. II Is posi-
lively his farewell appearance.
The Lecture Oh ltaiy.
Some months sgO TnE Critic announce
that Mr.. William jackson Armstron!
would deliver at an early date In this cit,
his lecture on the "Resurreciion OF Italy,
| Tha nppasipn hos Ioan I.lavaJ lao roaso,